Volunteer definition and meaning
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Definition of ’volunteer’
volunteer
(
v
ɒ
lənt
ɪə
ʳ
)
Word forms:
plural
,
3rd person singular present
tense
volunteers
,
present participle
volunteering
,
past tense
,
past participle
volunteered
1.
countable noun
She now helps in a local school as a volunteer three days a week.
Mike was a member of the local volunteer fire brigade.
2.
countable noun
Right. What I want now is two volunteers to come down to the front.
Any volunteers?
3.
verb
volunteer
to
do something, you offer to do it without being forced to do it.
Aunt Mary volunteered to clean up the kitchen.
He volunteered for the army in 1939.
She volunteered as a nurse in a soldiers’ rest-home.
He’s volunteered his services as a chauffeur.
4.
verb
[
formal
]
The room was quiet; no one volunteered any further information.
‘They were both great supporters of Franco,’ Ryle volunteered.
The next week, Phillida volunteered that they were getting on better.
5.
countable noun
volunteer
is someone who
chooses
to
join
the
armed
forces,
especially
during a war, as
opposed
to someone who is forced to join by
law
.
They fought as volunteers with the rebels.
Victory in the civil war had been achieved by a mainly volunteer army.
volunteer
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volunteer
in British English
(
ˌvɒlənˈtɪə
)
noun
1.
a.
b.
as modifier
)
2.
3.
law
a.
enters
into a
transaction
without being under any
legal
obligation
to do so and without being
promised
any
remuneration
for his or her services
b.
property law
transferred
without his or her giving any
valuable
consideration
in
return
, as a
legatee
under a
will
4.
a.
b.
as modifier
)
verb
5.
6.
(
transitive
)
7.
(
intransitive
)
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C17: from French
volontaire,
from Latin
voluntārius
willing; see
voluntary
volunteer
in American English
(
ˌvɑlənˈtɪr
)
noun
1.
2.
naval
or military service, without being
compelled
to do so by law
3.
Botany
4.
Law
a.
compensation
b.
adjective
5.
6.
serving
as a volunteer, usually without compensation
7.
8.
Botany
verb transitive
9.
obliged
verb intransitive
10.
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earlier
voluntier
< obs. Fr
voluntaire
< L
(miles) voluntarius,
voluntary
(soldier)
Examples of ‘volunteer’ in a sentence volunteer
Parents
should
also
volunteer this information on the
initial
invite
.
The Sun
(
2017
)
His new
confidence
galvanised him into volunteering for
active
service.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2016
)
Because we volunteer all this information.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2017
)
The
troops
had volunteered to give
evidence
about what
help
is offered by the
ministry
to
soldiers
and
veterans
under Ihat
investigation
.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2016
)
He volunteered his services to a
refugee
charity
in
western
Germany
offering
classes
for
migrants
seeking
to
understand
how to
establish
relationships
with
Germans
.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2017
)
We offer
leadership
and volunteering
opportunities
and have more than 100
clubs
that will make your CV
stand
out.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2016
)
He has offered to volunteer for
local
charities but as
soon
as he gives his
address
as a
homeless
hostel’they don’t want anything to do with you.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2016
)
You have no
moral
obligation to volunteer the information.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2008
)
In a few
weeks
a
company
of volunteers will plant
thousands
of
reeds
.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2009
)
And
tens
of thousands more are volunteering their services for
free
.
The Sun
(
2010
)
We asked
three
reluctant
volunteers to give up their
gadgets
for a
day
.
The Sun
(
2011
)
Many were also volunteering for his
campaign
.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2012
)
She
stayed
and volunteered as a
fire
warden
.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2014
)
And who would volunteer to
clean
up
afterwards
?
Times, Sunday Times
(
2006
)
He also acts as a volunteer in
helping
me with my
office
work and
administration
.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2009
)
Many of those who
come
as volunteers return as
friends
.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2009
)
Now
the volunteers were
receiving
conflicting
information.
Dylan Evans
PLACEBO: The Belief Effect
(
2003
)
They include stockpiling fire
engines
in
secure
areas and
recruiting
local volunteer
crews
.
The Sun
(
2013
)
We have been used to
maintain
the
myth
that there is
independent
advice
for volunteers.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2006
)
Volunteer information about your
real
or
imagined
deficiencies
.
Fletcher, Clive
How to Face Interviews
(
1981
)
Animal
welfare
organisations
said
that many of the
tests
are
unnecessary
or could be performed on
human
volunteers.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2007
)
There were fewer
problems
than
expected
at
airports
and
ports
owing
to
hundreds
of
extra
civil
service volunteers.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2011
)
This
tiny
force was bolstered by 200,000 hastily enlisted volunteers.
Garraty, John Arthur
The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877
(
1995
)
Today
their army of 200 volunteers has chalked up some
serious
successes
.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2015
)
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In other languages volunteer
British English
:
ˌvɒlənˈtɪə
/
NOUN
volunteer
is someone who does work without being paid for it, especially for an organization such as a charity.
American English
:
vɒlənˈtɪər
/
Arabic
:
مُتَطَوِّع
Brazilian Portuguese
:
voluntário
Chinese
:
志愿者
Croatian
:
volonter
Czech
:
dobrovolník
Danish
:
frivillig
Dutch
:
vrijwilliger
European Spanish
:
Finnish
:
vapaaehtoinen
French
:
German
:
Freiwilliger
Greek
:
εθελοντής
Italian
:
Japanese
:
志願者
Korean
:
자원 봉사자
Norwegian
:
frivillig
Polish
:
ochotnik
European Portuguese
:
Romanian
:
voluntar
Russian
:
доброволец
Latin American Spanish
:
Swedish
:
frivillig
Thai
:
อาสาสมัคร
Turkish
:
gönüllü olmak
Ukrainian
:
волонтер
Vietnamese
:
tình nguyện viên
British English
:
ˌvɒlənˈtɪə
/
VERB
volunteer
to do something, you offer to do it without being forced to do it.
American English
:
vɒlənˈtɪər
/
Arabic
:
يَتَطَوَّعُ
Brazilian Portuguese
:
voluntariar-se
Chinese
:
Croatian
:
volontirati
Czech
:
nabídnout
Danish
:
melde sig frivilligt
Dutch
:
zich vrijwillig aanmelden
European Spanish
:
ofrecerse voluntariamente
Finnish
:
ilmoittautua vapaaehtoiseksi
French
:
se porter volontaire
German
:
freiwillig tun
Greek
:
προσφέρομαι εθελόντικά
Italian
:
offrirsi volontario
Japanese
:
自発的に申し出る
Korean
:
자원하다
Norwegian
:
påta seg frivillig
Polish
:
zgłosić się na ochotnika
European Portuguese
:
voluntariar-se
Romanian
:
a se oferi voluntar
Russian
:
вызываться добровольцем
Latin American Spanish
:
ofrecerse voluntariamente
Swedish
:
frivilligt anmäla sig
Thai
:
อาสา
Turkish
:
gönüllü
Ukrainian
:
працювати волонтером
Vietnamese
:
tình nguyện
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